Grain-scrubber.



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GRAIN SGRUBBER.

APPLIUATION FILED A116. 15, 1907.

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PATENTED APR. '21, 1908.

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GRAIN SCRUBBER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 15. 1907.

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-j UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES E. MANOR, OF STANLEYTON, VIRGINIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JAMES D.

' MANOR, OF NEWMARKET, VIRGINIA.

. GBAIN-SCRUIBBEB.

Patented April 21, 1908. Serial No. 888,685. V

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES E. MANOR, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Stanleyton, in the county of Page and State of Virginia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Grain-Scrubbers, of which the ollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to a gyratory grain scrubber, particularly adapted for use in cleaning grain and also for other Eur oses wherein it is found applicable; and t e object -thereof is to provide a grain scrubber with means, in a manner as hereinafter set forth,

whereby the scrubbing of the grain will be had in a quick and efficient manner, the

travel of the grainvastly facilitated and the dirt or. other substance removed from the grain, uickly separated therefrom and discharge from the machine. u Further objects of the invention are to provide a gyratory grain scrubber which shall e simple in its construction and arrangement, strong, durable, efiicient in its use,

conveniently operated, readily-set up and com aratively inexpensive to manufacture.

ith the foregoing and other objects in View the invention consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more specifically descri ed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein is shown the preferred embodiment of the invention, but it is to be understood'that changes, variations and' modifications can be resorted to which come within the scope of the claims hereunto appended.

' In describing the invention in detail reference is had to the accompanying drawings wherein like charactersdenote corresponding parts throughout the several views and in which i v Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of a gyratory grain scrubber in accordance with this invention; Fig. 2 is a detail in sectional lan of one of the scrubbing compartments;

ig. 3 is a detail in longitudinal section of one of. the scrubbing compartments, also showing The table 5 not on the pivoted han ers 2, 3 ma frame 4. The

element 1 is a apted to have a gyratory movement imparted thereto and for Sue purpose-a rotatable table 5 is provided, connected to a suitable prime mover and mounted upon an upright 6. The rotatable table 5 carries a coupli the upper face of said table and arranged e'ccentrically with respect to the axle of the table. The pin 7 is connected a proximately centrally to the bottom of t e element 1. From such arrangement it is evident that when the table 5 rotates a gyratory motion will be im arted to the element 1. i} constitutes a means for i'ni arting a gyratory motion to the element 1', but also acts as a support therefor and in connection with the han ers 2,'3 constitutes.

means for retaining the e ement 1 within the frame. The manner of supporting'the element 1 is shown by way of example, as other suitable means can be em loyed. The top of the element 1 is provide with an opening 8 in which is mounted a short sleeve 9 opening into the element 1. The sleeve 9 constitutes an inlet for the grain to be scrubbed. A reservoir for the grain is indicated by the reference character 10 and'which is formed with a discharge spout 11 arranged directly over the sleeve 9. The reservoir 10 18 formed with a depending collar 12 which surng pin 7 which is secured to.

rounds the spout 11 and has connected thereto the u per end of a flexible tubing 13, the lower en of said tubing being attached to the sleeve 9. The element 1 at its bottom is formed with an outlet 14- for the cleaned grain and an outlet 15 for the dirt, dust or matter scrubbed from the grain. The outlet 14 is connected by a flexible pipe 16 to a sleeve 17 which is adapted to open into suitable means (not shown) for the reception of the scrubbed grain. The sleeve 17 is. attached to a support 18 carried by one of the bars of the frame 4. The outlet 15 is connected by a flexible pipe 19 to a sleeve 20 mounted upon a support 21 carried by one of the bars of the frame 4. Communicating with thesleeve 20 is the suction ipe 22 of a suction fan 23, the function 0t the latter being, to facilitate the discharge of the dirt removed from the grain during the cleaning operation. The outlet for the fan 23 is indicated bythe reference character 24.

The combined scrubber and separator element consists of a shell 25 having a head 26 separator compartments and a characters 28, 29, 30, and 31 and' the receivcompartment.

a receiving compartment.

' duit having an imperforate wall 48.

ing compartments are indicated by the reference c aracters 32, 33, 34, and 35. The disposition of the compartments is such that there will be a receiving compartment arranged below a combined scrubbing and separating compartment. Each of the combined scrubbing and separating compartments is formed from a portion of the walls 36, 37, 38 and 39 of the shell 25 and a bottom 40 of foraminous material secured to the in ner faces of the walls of the shell. the receiving compartments is formed from a portion of the walls of'the shell and an imerforate bottom 41 secured to the inner aces of tlfe walls of the shell. The bottom 40' of each of the scrubbing and separator compartments is cut away as at 42 to form an outlet. The outlets, however, of the scrubbing and separator compartments are alternately disposed with respect toeach other. Each of the bottoms 41 of the receiving compartments is cut awayat one corner as at 43 to constitute an outlet for the These outlets 43 are arranged in vertical alinement and also in alinement with the outlet 15. The bottoms 41 of. the compartments 32,33 and 34 are each formed with an opening 44, constituting inlets for the compartments 29, 30 and '31. Arranged to communicate with each of the openings 44 is a conduit 45 having an imperforate wall 46. The conduits 45 also communicate with the outlets 42 and the function of the conduits 45 is to allow of the grain passing from one scrubbing and separating compartment into another without entering The conduit 45 which communicates with the outlet 42 of the compartment 31 opens into the outlet 14 so as to discharge the cleaned grain from the element 1.

The reference character 47 denotes a con- In oiie corner of each of the compartments 29, 30 and 31 is arranged a conduit 47 and the function thereof isto allow the matter removed from the grain to pass-to the outlet 15 with out passing througha scrubbing and separating compartment to commingle with the grain therein. p

Each of the combined scrubbing and separator compartments is provided with a'plurality of transversely extending partitions 49 arranged in staggered relation with respect toeach other and the function thereof 18 to cause, during the gyratory motion of the ele- Each of ment 1, the travel of the grain in a sinuous manner through each of said compartments. The partitions 49 within the compartment 28 are alternately disposed with respect to the partitions in the compartment 29 and a like arrangement of partitions is carried throughout the combined .scrubbing and separator compartmentsthat is to say the partitions 49. in one compartment are alternately disposed with respect to the partitions in an adjacent compartment. Secured to a pair of partitions 49 andprojecting from each face thereof are V-shaped guides 50 intended: to push the material over the foraminous bottoms 40, the latter constituting a sifting sur-i face. The guides 50 are formed of forami nous material open at their tops, of a height equal to the height of the compartment and communicating at their bottoms with the openings 51 formed in the bottom 40. The inclined sides of the guides 50 form means whereby the grain when shifted is not only deflected but'also scrubbed, the matter removed from the grain passing through the guides and down through the opening 51 into the receiving compartment.

Owing to the shape of the guides 50 wedge shaped pockets 52 are formed which facilitate the shifting of the grain owing to the fact that when the element moves the inclined surface will facilitate the grain being shifted from the guides, consequently over coming the lodging of the grain between faces covered with foraminous material as at 53, consequently providing a roughened sur face against which the grain is to contact and it is evident that such surfaces will tend to facilitate the cleaning or scrubbing operation. The walls of the compartment are also roughened for the same purpose as the had by securin to the inner faces of the walls of the she 25 foraminous material, as indicated by the reference character 54. Certain of the walls of the compartments are provided with guides 55 of the same structure and for the same purpose as the guides 50. The guides 55 communicate with the receiving compartmentthrough the openings 56. Although but a pair of the walls ofthe compartment are shown as provided. with guides, yet it is evident that all the walls mag have the'guides disposed thereon.

roughened partitions and such provision is ch of the receiving compartments is provided with a pluralityof partitions 57 arranged in staggered relation with respect to each other. The partitions 57 of one compartment are arranged in the same manner as the partitions'57 in another compartment.-

Certain of the partitions 57 have projecting from each' face laterally-extendingsolid V- shaped guides 58 to push the material over the bottom 41 of the compartment. An

rator compartments are other of the artitions 57 is formed with solid ides-59 wl iich are substantially V-sha ed, ut project from one face thereof. he function of the guides 59 is the same as the guides 58. One of the walls of the receivin compartment is shown rovided with soli V-shaped guides.60 for the guides 58, but it is evident that the other walls of the compartment can have the guides dis osed-thereon. The arrows upon in lcate the travel of the grain.

Owing to the manner iniwhich the partitions and outlets of the scrubbing and sepa- Fig. 1

is' caused to travel in a sinuous manner in an alternate direction through the compartments-that is to say the grain will travel in one direction'in a sinuous manner in one compartment, but in the compartmentbelow, although the grain will travel in a sinuous manner, the direction will be 0 g in the upper compartment an in connection with the roughened surfaces against which the grain impacts, and, owing to the gyratory motion imparted to the element 1, it is evident that the ,grain'will be thoroughly and quickly scrubbed. Owing to the manner in which the outlets for the receivin compartments are arranged-the dirt or 0t er matter removed from the grain will be quickly discharged from the element '1, the guides as well as the partitions within the receiving ment having an inlet and an out 'com artments facilitating the discharge of the irt from the compartments and the dirt from an upper receiving compartment will not enter a ower com artment.

It is evident from t e foregoing construction and arrangement of parts that a machine is set up provided with a plurality of compartments which will not only scrub the grain soas to clean it, but also act as a means to separate the matter removed from the rain andfurthermore such matter after being removed does not again come in contact with the grain'during the travel of the latter as such matter is rapidly discharged from the machine, out of receiving compartments independent of the combined scrubbing and segg ratin compartments.

hat claim is 1; A grain scrubber comprising a combined scrubbing and separatin com artment having imperforate side wa ls wit the Inner faces thereof roughened, said compartment further having a foraminous bottom formed with an outlet, and a closed top for said compartment having an inlet adapted to communicate with a source of supply.

2. A grain scrubber comprising a combined scrubbing and separatin com artlet ancFfurther having imperforate side walls with the inner faces thereof roughened, said compartment further comprising a foraminous bottom, and V-shaped guides disposed in said t e same purpose as:

disposed the grain posite to thatsubstantially ment having an inlet and an outlet an compartment of a height e ual to the height of said compartment, suita ly s aced' apart and arranged in such relation wit respect to each other as to provide substantially wedgeshaped pockets.

3. A grain scrubber comprising a com.- bined scrubbing and separating com artment having an inlet and an outlet an further having roughened walls and a foraminous bottom, said bottom provided with a plurality of enlarged openings and hollow perforated V-shaped guides spaced from each other disposed in saidcompartment and communicating with the openings in. said bottom..

4. A grain scrubber comprising a combined scrubbing and separating compartment adapted to have a 'gyratory motion im part-ed thereto and dprovlded with fan inlet and an outlet, sai compartment having roughened walls and a. foraminous bottom, partitions arranged in said compartment and dis osed in staggered relation with respect to eac other, and V-shaped guides pro ecting at an angle with respect to said partitions, suitably spaced apart and arranged in such relation with respect to each other as to form wedge-shaped pockets. 5. A grain scrubber comprising a combined scrubbing and separatin comdpait fur-' ther having roughened-walls and a foraminous bottom, and a com artment connected with and arranged be ow said combined scrubbing and separating compartment for receiving the matter separated from thegrain, said receiving compartment having an outlet and of the same area as the separating compartment, said compartments adapted to have a gyratory motion imparted thereto in unison.

6. A grain scrubber comprising a combined scrubbing and separatin com art- Inent having aninlet and an outlet an' further having roughened walls and a foraminous bottom, V-shaped guides disposed in said compartment, said uides suitably spaced apart and of a heiglit equal to the height of thecompartment, and a compartment connected with and arranged below said combined scrubbing and -separating compartment for receiving the matter separated from the grain, said receiving com-, partment having anoutletand of an area equal to the area of the separating compartment.

7. A grain scrubber comprising acombined scrubbing and separatin com artment having an inlet and an" out et an further having roughened walls and a foraminous bottom, said bottom provided with a plurality of enlarged openings and vertically-- extending hollow perforated V-shaped guides disposed in said compartment said guides of a height equal to the height of the compartbined scrubbing and separatin ment and suitably s aced' apart thereby forming pockets for t e material and communicating with the openings in said bottom, and a compartment connected with and ar- "ranged below said combined scrubbing and parted thereto and provided with an inlet.

and an outlet, said-compartment having roughened walls and a foraminous bottom, partitions arranged in said compartment and disposed in staggered relation with respect to each other, vertically-extending V-shaped guides within said compartment, certain of said guides projecting at .an angle with respect to certain of the walls of said compartment and the other of said guides extending at an angle with respect to the partitions,'said guides suitably spaced apart to provide ockets, and a com artment connected with and arranged be ow said combined scrubbing and separating compartment for receiving the matter separated from the grain, said receiving compartment having an outlet and of an area equal to the area of said separating com artment. I

9. A grain scrubber comprising a comcompartment having an inlet and an out et and further having roughened walls and a foraminous bottom, a compartment connected with and arranged below said combined scrubbing and separating compartment for receiving the matter separated from the grain, said receiving compartment having an outlet and of an area equal to the area of the separating compartment, and a suction device communicating with the outlet of the receiving compartment.

10. A grain scrubber comprising a combined scrubbing and separating compart-- I ment having an inlet and an outlet and further having roughened walls and a foraminous bottom, a compartment connected with andarranged below said combined scrubbing and separating compartment for receiving the matter separated from the grain, said receiving compartment having an outlet of an area equal to the area of the separating compartment, partitions arranged within said receiving compartment and disposed in staggered relation with respect to each other,

and'V-shaped guides 'within said receiving compartment and arranged at an angle with respect to said partitions, said guides suitably spaced apart to form pocket-s.

11. A grain scrubber comprising a combined. scrubbing and separating compartment having an inlet and anoutlet and further having rou hened walls and a foraminous bottom, V-s apedguidesdisposedin said compartment for receiving the matter scparated from the grain, said receiving compart- -ment having an outlet and of an area equal to the area of the separating compartment, partitions arranged within said receiving compartment and disposed in staggered relation with respect to each other, and V-shaped guides within said receiving compartment and extending at an angle with respect to the partitions Within said receivingcomp artment.

12. A grain scrubber comprising a com-' bined scrubbing and separating compartment having an inlet and an outlet and fur,- ther having rou' hened walls and a foraminous bottom, said bottom provided with a plurality of enlarged openings and hollow perforated V-shaped guides disposed in said compartment and communicating with the openings in said bottom, a compartment connected with and arranged below said combined scrubbing and separatingcompartment for receiving the matter separated from the grain, said receiving compartment having an outlet, partitions arranged, within said receiving compartment and, disposed in staggered relation with respect to each other, and Vshaped guides within said receiving compartment. 13. A grain scrubber comprising a combined scrubbing and separating compartment adapted to have a gyratory motion im parted thereto and provided with an inlet and an outlet, said compartment having roughened walls and a foraminous bottom, partitions arranged in said compartment and disposed in sta gered relation with respect to each other, V- aped guides within said compartment and of a height substantially equal to the height of said compartment, a comartment connected. with and arranged beow said combined scrubbing and separating compartment .for receiving the matter sep-- arated from the grain, said receiving compartment having an outlet and of an area equal to the area of the separating compartment, partitions arranged within said receiving compartment and disposech in staggered relation with respect to each other, and V-shaped guides within said receiving compartment and extending at an angle with respect to the partitions in the receiving compartment.

14. A grain scrubber comprising a combined scrubbing and separating compartment having an inlet and an outlet and further having roughened walls and a foraminous bottom, a compartment connected with and arranged below said combined scrubbing and separating compartment for receiving the matter separated from the grain through nous bottom, V-shaped guides disposed in said compartment, a compartment connected with and arranged below said combined scrubbing and separating compartment for receiving the matter separated from the grain through said bottom, said receiving compartment having an outlet and of an area'equal to the area of the separating compartment, partitions arranged within said receiving compartment and disposed in staggered relation with respect to each other, V-shaped guides within said 'receiving compartment said guides of a height equal to the eight of their respective compartments, and

a suction device communicating with the outlet of the receiving compartment.

16. A grain scrubber comprising a combined scrubbing and separating compartment having an inlet and an outlet and further having roughened walls and a foraminous bottom, said bottom provided with a plurality of enlarged openings and hollow perforated' V-shaped guides disposed in said compartment and communicating with the openlngs in said bottom, a compartment connected with and arranged below said combined scrubbing and separating compartment for receiving the matter separated from the grain, said receiving compartment having an outlet, partitions arranged within said receiving compartment and disposed in staggered relation with respect to each other,

I V-shaped guides within said receiving comartment, and a suction device'communicat- "mg with the outlet of the receiving compartment.

' to each other, V-shaped 17. A grain scrubber comprising a combined scrubbing and separating compartment adapted to-have a gyratory motion imparted thereto and provided with an inlet and an outlet, said compartment having roughened walls and a foraminous bottom, partitions arranged in said compartment and disposed in staggered relation with respect guides within said compartment, and suita 1y spaced apart thereby forming pockets, a compartment connected with and arranged below said combined scrubbing and separating comartment for receivin the matter separated om the grainthroug ceiving compartment having an outletand said bottom, said re-- of an area equal to the area of said receiving compartment, partitions arranged within said receiving compartment and disposed in staggered relation with respect to each other, V-shaped guides within said receivin compartment and suitably spaced apart thereby forming pockets, and a suction device communicating with the outlet of the receiving compartment.

18. -A grain separator comprising a combined scrubbing and separating compartment provided with an inlet and an outlet and adapted to have a gyratory movement imparted thereto, said compartment having roughened walls and a foraminous bottom formed with a plurality of enlarged openings,

and hollow perforated guides arranged within said compartment and communicating with the openings in the bottom.

19. A grain separator comprisinga combined scrubbing and separating compartment provided with an inlet and an outlet and adapted to have a gyratory movement imparted thereto, said compartment having roughened walls and a foraminous bottom formed with a plurality of enlarged openings, partitions within said compartment disposed in staggered relation with respect to each other, said partitions having perforated guides carried by certain of said partitions and connected to certain of the walls of said compartment, said guides communicating with the openings in said bottom.

20. A grain-separator comprising a com bined scrubbing and separating compartment provided with and adapted to have a gyratory movement imparted thereto,

form ed with a plurality of enlarged openings, partitions within said compartment disposed in staggered relation with respect to each other, said partitions having roughened faces, hollow perforated guides carried by certain of said partitions and connected to certain of.the walls of said compartment, said guides communicating with the openings in said bottom, and a compartment arranged below the combined scrubbing and separating compartment adapted to receive the matter separated from the grain, said receiving compartment having an outlet and moving in unison with said combinedscrubbing and separating compartment.

21. A grain separator comprising a combined scrubbing and separating compartment provided with an inlet and an outlet and adapted to have a gyratory movement an inlet and an outlet v said compartment having roughened walls and a foraminous bottom separated material,

certain of said partitions and connected to certain of the walls of said compartment,

said guides communicating with the open-- ings in said bottom, a compartment arranged below the combined scrubbing and separating compartment adapted to receive the matter separated from the grain, said receiving compartment having an outlet and moving in unison with said combined scrubbing and separating compartment, and a suction device communicating with the outlet of the receiving compartment.

'22. A grain scrubber comprising a plurality of combined scrubbing and separating compartments each provided with a foraminous bottom constituting a sieve, a receiving com artment arranged below each of the com ined scrubbing andseparating compartments and adapted to receive the matter separated from the grain, means for establishing communication between the combined scrubbing and separating compartments, a common conducting means for the separated material from the receiving compartments, means within the combined scru bing and separating compartments for causing the grain to travel in a sinuous manner, and perforated guides arranged in each of the combined scrubbing and separating compartments and communicating with the receiving compartment, said guides of a height equal to the height of their respective compartments.

23. A grain separator comprising a combined scrubbing and separating compart ment having a foraminous bottom and pro: vided with enlarged openings, and hollow V-s'haped apertured guides arranged within said compartments and communicating with the enlarged openings in said bottom said' guides of a height equal to the height of said compartment.

2 4. A gyratory grain scrubber comprising combined scrubbing and separatin compartments each provided with an et and an outlet, and further having a foraminous bottom, a receiving compartment arranged below each of said comblned scrubbing and separating compartments, a common conducting means communicating with thereceiving compartments for carrying off the hollow apertured V- shaped guides arranged in each of the combined scrubbing and separating compartments and communicating through the bottoms of said compartments with the receiving compartments, and solid guides arranged within each of the receiving compartments, said guides of a height equal to the height of their respective compartments.

25. A gyratory grain scrubber comprising a combined scrubbing and se arating compartment provided with hol ow apertured V-shaped guides opening through the bottom of said compartment, said guides of a height equal'to the height of said compartment.

26. A gyratory grain scrubber comprising I a combined scrubbing and separating compartment having a foraminous bottom and Within said compartment, said compartment 1 .partment and adapted to receive the matter separated from the grain through said bottom, said receiving compartment having an outlet; and a suction device communicating Y with the outlet of the receiving compartment.

27. Agyratory grain scrubber comprising a combined scrubbing and separating com-- partment having a foraminous bottom and closed top formed with an inlet, said bottom having an outlet at one corner, hollow perforated V-shap'ed guides disposed within said compartment andof-a height substantially equal to the height of the compartment, a receiving compartment arranged below the combined scrubbing and separating compartment and adapted to receive the matter separated from the grain through said bottom, said receiving compartment having an outlet atone corner, and partitions extending transversely of each of said compartments and of less width than the width of their respective compartments, said receiving compartment of an area equal to the area of the separating compartment.

28. A gyratory grain scrubber comprising a combined scrubbing-and separatin compartment having imperforate side wa s with a-lining of foraminous material, said compartment further having a foraminous bottom, partitions arranged within said compartment and having attached to each side thereof foraminous material, said separating compartment having a closed top provided with an inlet communicating with a source of supply and said foraminous bottom cut away at one corner to provide an outlet for said compartment, a receiving compartment ar-- ranged below the combined scrubbing and separating compartment and adapted to receive the matter separated from the grain through said bottom, said receiving compartment having an outlet at one corner, partitions arranged in said receiving compartment, and a suction device communicatment.

In testimony whereof I have hereuntoset CHAS. E. MANOR;

Witnesses: I Gno. W. KENNEDY, Jos. F. TUsrNe.

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